Blood test suggests preeclampsia risk using RNA 08. April 2025 (13:00) A blood test can accurately determine whether someone without known risk factors for preeclampsia may be at risk of developing the potentially fatal hypertensive pregnancy condition(New Scientist)
How long is a day on Uranus? Slightly longer than we thought, it seems 08. April 2025 (12:46) Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than previously thought - a difference that could be crucial in planning future missions to the gas giant(New Scientist)
No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction 07. April 2025 (21:45) Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species(New Scientist)
Experimental medication helps treat cocaine addiction 07. April 2025 (21:30) A recently developed medication encourages people with cocaine use disorder to reduce their intake of the stimulant – a step towards the first approved drugs to treat the problem(New Scientist)
DOGE ditching tape storage could put data at risk, say experts 07. April 2025 (19:49) President Trump's DOGE team, headed by Elon Musk, claims to have saved $1 million by ditching 70-year-old tape data storage. But experts say the move will likely end up costing more in the long term and could put data at risk(New Scientist)
Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity 07. April 2025 (18:00) As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year(New Scientist)
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk 07. April 2025 (18:00) Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia(New Scientist)
